Web Directory > Pacific > Community and Social Studies

• Archaeology in Oceania
  Archaeology in Oceania includes articles and research reports in prehistoric and historical archaeology, modern material culture and human biology of ancient and modern human populations. Its primary geographical focus is Australia, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and lands of the western Pacific rim. Site provides contents pages for the current and one recent issue.
  
  
• ASAO : Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania
  An international organization dedicated to comparative studies of Pacific topics. ASAO holds annual meetings with a special format designed to facilitate discussion and develop topics for publication.
  
  
• Canterbury Pasifika
  Information and resources for Pacific Islanders, particularly those living in Canterbury. Includes family tree builder, contact database and links to subsites for the Samoan, Tongan, Fijian and Cook Islands communities.
  
  
• Centre for Pacific and Asian Studies
  Interdisciplinary research and teaching programmes at the University of Nijmegen, Netherlands. The web site includes the online Oceania Newsletter, supporting bibliographic database and links. Covers Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and South East Asia.
  
  
• Ethnology database
  Bishop Museum, Hawai`i, Ethnology Collection. The database has photographs and detailed information for more than 400 cultural objects from throughout the Pacific region.
  
  
• Glenn Jowitt photography
  Photo gallery; exhibitions; books and commissions. Photographs can be purchased online.
  
  
• Graduate journal of Asia Pacific studies
  The Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies (GJAPS) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal showcasing the work of graduate students. It publishes interdisciplinary material related to the Asia-Pacific region and its people. All issues available in full-text.
  
  
• Hōkūle`a: the voyage to Rapa Nui Hōkūle`a : Hawaii's first double-hulled canoe sails again / by Susan Kreifels
  The Hōkūle`a, Hawaii's first traditional voyaging canoe and symbol of native Hawaiian resurgence, sets sail for Rapa Nui (Easter Island). This last sail of the century will complete the triangle of ancient migration routes the Hawaiians have retraced through the Pacific. The page, part of the Honolulu star-bulletin web site, describes and then illustrates the way the Hōkūle`a and crew attempts to recreate the voyages of the first Polynesians. The 1999 voyage was to Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Link to the Polynesian Voyaging Society site.
  
  
• Journal de la Société des océanistes : JSO
  The Journal de la Société des Océanistes is published by the Musée de l'Homme, and covers current and historic ethnographic issues in Oceania. Abstracts of selected articles are available in French and English.
  
  
• Journal of the Polynesian Society
  The Journal of the Polynesian Society records the scholarly study of past and present Pacific Island peoples and cultures. The project will progressively digitise the first 100 years of the Journal, from 1892-1991. Issues available in full-text.
  
  
• Just Pacific
  Articles by Rod Ewins on anthropology, art, culture, society and sociology in Fiji and the Pacific. Also includes bibliographies (including a bibliography on the Fiji Coup 2000) and links to related sites.
  
  
• KavaRoot.com
  Information about kava, including folklore, ceremony, geography, health studies, science, history, news, and preparation.
  
  
• Lost art of lei making
  All about lei: types of lei, their history, how to make them (Polynesian/tradititional and contemporary), and links to other lei sites.
  
  
• Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies
  University of Canterbury. Facilitates the 'investigation and research of the history, traditions, customs, laws, and ideas of the peoples of the Pacific generally.' The main areas of research of the Centre are the societies and cultures, past and present, of the indigenous peoples of Oceania (including New Zealand).
  
  
• MEWA : Micronesian-European WA
  Reports from the European Colloquium on Micronesia begining with 2000- Links to Pacific sites especially government information.
  
  
• Micronesian journal of the humanities & social sciences
  Micronesian Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences is a semiannual peer reviewed academic electronic journal dedicated to the study of human thought, behavior, and culture in Micronesia.
  
  
• New Zealand & the Pacific in global context : peoples, identities, and environments
  Research centre at the Dept of History, University of Otago, brings together scholars in several disciplines and projects. The research spans the full duration of human settlement and human achievement in the Southern Pacific. Some 30 academic staff and 100 research students are involved. The Hocken Library is affiliated to the theme.
  
  
• New Zealand Agency for International Development = NZAID
  New Zealand Agency for International Development website contains information about assisting developing countries mainly in the Asia and Pacific region to eliminate poverty. Links to the newsletter NewZAID.
  
  
• NewZAID
  Newsletter of the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), providing updates on key issues and events on the NZAID agenda. Issues are available in full-text.
  
  
• Oceania newsletter
  Oceania Newsletter is published by the Centre for Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Nijmegen. This newsletter includes progress reports on research projects of members and affiliated members of the CPAS as well as short articles on topical issues concerning the Pacific. It also contains announcements of workshops, seminars, conferences and exhibitions on the Pacific, and a list of recent publications on Oceania. Issues are available in full-text.
  
  
• Pacific development directory
  Provides details of agencies and organisations working on development projects in the Pacific. Lists more than 1100 organisations from 45 countries.
  
  
• Pacific genes & life patents : Pacific indigenous experiences & analysis of the commodification & ownership of life / editors, Aroha Te Pareake Mead and Steven Ratuva
  Sixteen papers profiling the direct experiences of Pacific indigenous communities who have had an acrimonious encounter with science, biotechnology and intellectual property rights from inside the communities concerned. PDF file, 11.7MB.
  
  
• Pacific Islanders' Cultural Association : serving Pacific Islanders throughout Northern California
  The mission of PICA to develop and perpetuate through education, the histories, cultures, traditional and contemporary folk arts of the Pacific Islanders. In addition to information about PICA and its activities, the site provides links to Pacific Islands web sites.
  
  
• Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation : Piaf : an organization for PLWHA : People Living with HIV/AIDS
  Information about PIAF, a non-governmental organisation focusing on AIDS prevention and improving the quality of life for people affected by HIV/AIDS. Includes information about AIDS in the Pacific, the PIAF strategic plan, newsletters, events, and the subsite of the PIAF Legal and Human Rights Task Force.
  
  
• Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations : PIANGO
  A regional network of Pacific Island countries and territories, established to initiate action, give voice to their concerns and work collaboratively for just and sustainable human development.
  
  
• Pacific Islands Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland
  The Society was formed to promote relationships between the peoples and countries of the Pacific Islands and the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Society holds events and publishes a newsletter, The Outrigger.
  
  
• Pacific Islands Studies
  University of Hawai`i. Courses, staff and publications.
  
  
• Pacific Women's Bureau
  Pacific Women's Bureau, a part of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, promotes gender equality for women in the Pacific region.
  
  
• Pacific Youth Bureau : PYB
  Part of the Social Resources Division of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Programmes and services provided by the Bureau to young people, youth workers and youth organisations. Resources and information on youth development initiatives in the Pacific region and elsewhere.
  
  
• Pacific
  Amnesty International site giving access to publications, articles and news reports relating to human rights violations in the Pacific.
  
  
• PARADISEC
  The Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures is a collaborative project for creating a digital archive of recordings of endangered languages and music of the Asia-Pacific region. Password access applies to the actual data and passwords are currently only available to depositors for their own material.
  
  
• People and culture in Oceania : official journal of the Society
  People and Culture in Oceania is the official journal of the Japanese Society for Oceanic Studies. It publishes original research and communication of scientific interest, in the fields of anthropology, linguistics, prehistory and archaeology, human ecology, geography, etc. The geographical regions covered are Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Australia, and Island Southeast Asia, although research on adjacent areas is also accepted when the theme is relevant. The site provides contents pages of each issue, as well as abstracts of articles from v. 12 (1996) onwards. Information on subscribing to the Journal is also available.
  
  
• Polynesian migrations
  A selection of articles outlining the migration of Polynesian peoples throughout the Pacific, the settlement of Polynesia and Hawai'i, and the mythology associated with their migration and settlement. A map of Polynesia is included, and a bibliography of material relating to migrations & voyaging traditions.
  
  
• Revue juridique polynésienne : RJP
  Revue Juridique Polynésienne is a multidisciplinary journal, containing articles in French or English relating to various aspects of legal, social and human sciences, focusing mainly, but not exclusively, on the countries of the Pacific zone. All issues available in full-text.
  
  
• Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations Fund
  The Fund (SPINF) carries out a program of activities aimed at building upon achievements in promoting mutual understanding and cooperation between Japan and other island nations of the Pacific. SPINF accepts proposals and supports projects to these ends.
  
  
• Secretariat of the Pacific Community
  Describes the history and functions of SPC. Provides general information and links to sites on the Pacific area, including land, marine and social resources, and socio-economics. Many of the publications listed are available in PDF format. Access is provided to the online catalogue of the Library.
  
  
• Skin stories : the art and culture of Polynesian tattoo
  Provides information on the history and role of tattooing in Polynesia and the wider Pacific Area, inlcuding New Zealand. Includes photo gallery, profiles of artists, and stories of personal experience.
  
  
• Small Island Cultures Research Initiative
  SICRI site includes bibliographic database of materials related to small island cultures and conference proceedings.
  
  
• South Pacific Nurses Forum
  Information about the SPNF, a biennial conference for nurses in the South Pacific. Includes news about upcoming conferences, presentations and reports from previous conferences, the history and constitution of the forum, and access to the online SPNF newsletter.
  
  
• SouthPacificEmployment.com
  Job listings for Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, Cook Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands. Also includes information to assist job seekers.
  
  
• SouthPacificInvestment.com
  Provides a forum for both those 'seeking' investment opportunities and those 'offering' investment opportunities in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, Cook Islands, Samoa and Vanuatu. Provides links to information and news web sites.
  
  
• Tidal pools : digitized texts from Oceania for Samoan and Pacific studies
  Full-text of 12 works on Oceania and Samoa, including works relating to culture, history, politics, gender and language. Includes brief information about the Victoria University of Wellington Pacific Studies and Samoan Studies programmes. Available from New Zealand Electronic Text Centre (NZETC) site, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington.
  
  
• Time to talk = To tok pisin
  Time to Talk is about politics, society and governance in today's Pacific. The radio series and website offers information, opinions, background and analysis.
  
  
• UNFPA --in the Pacific
  About the work of the United Nations Population Fund Office for the Pacific. Includes profiles of Pacific countries; information about population and reproductive health and publications.
  
  
• United Nations Development Fund for Women. Pacific Regional Office
  The work of UNIFEM PACIFIC. Reports and resources available to download.
  
  
• United Nations Development Programme. UNDP Multi Country Office in Samoa : country office for Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa & Tokelau
  Includes information on the UN in the Pacific, environmental issues, sustainable development, poverty eradication, gender issues and HIV/AIDS.
  
  
• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
  In addition to information about ESCAP, the web site provides information about: development research and policy analysis; environment and natural resources development; international trade and industry; population and rural and urban development; social development; statistics; transport; communications; tourism and infrastructure development. Information about the library and publications is also available.